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A book with a red cover, titled Crying in H Mart, next to a photo of a young woman with dark hair on a yellow background
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Courtesy UCSB Library
Michelle Zauner, right, is the author of “Crying in H Mart,” the UCSB Reads program’s pick for 2026

UCSB Reads 2026 wraps up with Michelle Zauner’s appearance on campus

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Leadership program recruits UCSB students for K-8 tutoring
pumpkin on campus
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Matt Perko

Collaboration across and around campus aims to ensure safe Halloween celebrations
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Still the best: UCSB voted Santa Barbara’s No. 1 place to work
color photograph of Todd Grappone standing in front of the library
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Matt Perko
University Librarian Todd Grappone

New University Librarian leads from the intersection of learning resources and cutting-edge technology
Adults in blue t-shirts ride bikes through cooridor of adults in blue t-shirt with arms upraised
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Matt Perko

Welcome home, Gauchos
Rows of bikes are seen in the foreground, with palm trees and a modern building in the back
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Elena Zhukova

Bicycle safety gets major boost with collaborative new effort led by Associated Students
A three-panel montage of old brochures from Santa Barbara's annual Fiesta event
Historic program imagery from UCSB Library's archive of Old Spanish Days primary source material

Finding Fiesta partners UCSB with local teachers for new perspectives on a century-old celebration
campus road signs
An artist's rendering of the new signage to be installed the week of Sept. 15.

Mesa Road renamed in honor of Henry T. Yang
color photograph of a row of laboratory vials
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Matt Perko

Donor-driven summer funding advances graduate student research
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Scholars in Department of Spanish and Portuguese awarded for lifetime achievements
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Book on transformation of queer nightlife shortlisted for prestigious award
color photograph of two students with newly arrived recycling bins on campus
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Jake Hereen
Kaili Mikami (left) and Lauren Buyalos with an early shipment of reuse and recycling bins for their FLOW project

Environmental leadership program launches lab plastics reuse and recycling
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